Para Cima y Pa’ Abajo: Building Bridges Between HCI Research in Latin America and in the Global NorthThe Human-computer Interaction (HCI) community has the opportunity to foster the integration of research practices across the Global South and North to begin overcoming colonial relationships. In this paper, we focus on the case of Latin America (LATAM), where initiatives to increase the representation of HCI practitioners lack a consolidated understanding of the practices they employ, the factors that influence them, and the challenges that practitioners face. To address this knowledge gap, we employ a mixed-methods approach, comprising a survey (66 respondents) and in-depth interviews (19 interviewees). Our analyses characterize a set of research perspectives on how HCI is practiced in/about LATAM; a set of driving forces and tensions with a heavy reliance on diasporic dynamics; and a set of professional demands and associated structural limitations. We also offer a roadmap towards building connections across HCI communities, in an attempt to rebuild HCI as a pluriverse.2023PRPedro Reynolds-Cuéllar et al.MITInclusive DesignDeveloping Countries & HCI for Development (HCI4D)CHI
"They Don't Leave Us Alone Anywhere We Go": Gender and Digital Abuse in South AsiaSouth Asia faces one of the largest gender gaps online globally, and online safety is one of the main barriers to gender-equitable Internet access [GSMA, 2015]. To better understand the gendered risks and coping practices online in South Asia, we present a qualitative study of the online abuse experiences and coping practices of 199 people who identified as women and 6 NGO staff from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, using a feminist analysis. We found that a majority of our participants regularly contended with online abuse, experiencing three major abuse types: cyberstalking, impersonation, and personal content leakages. Consequences of abuse included emotional harm, reputation damage, and physical and sexual violence. Participants coped through informal channels rather than through technological protections or law enforcement. Altogether, our findings point to opportunities for designs, policies, and algorithms to improve women's safety online in South Asia.2019NSNithya Sambasivan et al.GoogleOnline Harassment & Counter-ToolsGender & Race Issues in HCITechnology Ethics & Critical HCICHI
Silent SIG: Reflection in action at CHIThe organisers of this SIG wish to disrupt CHI’s frenetic schedule by offering attendees time and space for collective silence and shared group reflection. Our aim in doing so is to put into action some of the theories and methods already being used in and by the HCI community—e.g. mindfulness [3], reflective design [10], and slow design [8]—and to acknowledge that our well-being is of the utmost importance, including throughout conferences. During this SIG, we will offer attendees two phases of activities: one centred around group silence, and another focused on openly sharing reflections about our experiences at CHI in small groups. Between these activities, attendees will have opportunities to chat with each other. We hope this will foster personal and collective resilience, and inspire creativity.2018VTVanessa Thomas et al.Aarhus UniversityWorkplace Wellbeing & Work StressTechnology Ethics & Critical HCICHI
¡Vamos! Observations of Pedestrian Interactions with Driverless Cars in MexicoHow will pedestrians from different regions interact with an ap- proaching autonomous vehicle? Understanding differences in pedestrian culture and response can help to inform autonomous cars how to behave appropriately in different regional contexts. We conducted a field study comparing the behavioral response of pedestrians between metropolitan Mexico City (N=113) and Colima, a smaller coastal city (N=81). We hid a driver in a car seat costume as a Wizard-of-Oz prototype to evoke pedestrian interaction behavior at a crosswalk or street. Pedestrian interactions were coded for crossing decision, crossing pathway, pacing, and observational behavior. Most distinctly, pedestrians in Mexico City kept their pace and more often crossed in front of the vehicle, while those in Colima stopped in front of the car more often.2018RCRebecca Currano et al.External HMI (eHMI) — Communication with Pedestrians & CyclistsUser Research Methods (Interviews, Surveys, Observation)AutoUI
Workshop: Latin America as a Place for CSCW ResearchInspired by the ACM SIGCHI Across Borders Initiative, this workshop focuses on ongoing CSCW research in, or about, Latin America. We seek to position Latin America as the common context that unites students, academic and industry researchers who participate in the workshop.2018CSCleidson R. B. de Souza et al.Workshop: Latin America as a Place for CSCW ResearchCSCW
HCI Across Borders: Paving New PathwaysThe HCI Across Borders (HCIxB) community has been growing in recent years, thanks in particular to the Development Consortium at CHI 2016 and the HCIxB Symposium at CHI 2017. For CHI 2018, we would like to organize an HCIxB symposium that focuses on building the scholarship potential and quality of junior HCIxB researchers---paving new pathways, while also strengthening the ties between the more and less junior members of the community.2018NKNeha Kumar et al.Georgia Institute of TechnologyParticipatory DesignUser Research Methods (Interviews, Surveys, Observation)Computational Methods in HCICHI